PLANTS Profile for Theobroma cacao (cacao)

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PLANTS Profile

Theobroma cacao L.
cacao

Symbol:

THCA

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Sterculiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

PR		I
VI		I

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©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, MO, Saint Louis, Missouri Botanical Garden. October 14, 2002. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Theobroma cacao L.

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Distribution:
Theobroma cacao L.


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USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Theobroma cacao L.

View 17 genera in Sterculiaceae, 6 species in Theobroma or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Theobroma cacao L. ssp. cacao. .

Theobroma cacao ssp. cacao
cacao

Distribution of Theobroma cacao L. ssp. sphaerocarpum (A. Chev.) Cuatrec.. .

Theobroma cacao ssp. sphaerocarpum
cacao

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Theobroma cacao L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Malvales
Family	Sterculiaceae – Cacao family
Genus	Theobroma L. – theobroma
Species	Theobroma cacao L. – cacao

Introduced Information:
Theobroma cacao L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Theobroma cacao L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 505487.

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

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Theobroma cacao L.

Encyclopedia of Life Species Abstract

Time Generated: 02/08/2009 07:31 PM MST